Stealing without conscience

A lady (X) came into the pharmacy with a script for her young son. Probably only a few years old because it was in suspension form. I can't be too sure because I did not serve her.

She wandered around the shop, and at some point of time I did ask her if she needed any help, she said she was waiting for her script. As we were all busy, my colleagues and I did not communicate.

At 11pm I had to till-off for the night and count the money in both tills. For that five minutes or so, I didn't serve anyone. Unbeknownst to us, one of my colleagues, Nat, had been watching this lady. At the corner of my eyes, I did see X walking to the back of my counter. She was in fact, walking out the store. A short while later, Nat rushed up to me asking if X has paid for her script. I told her I served no one.

Nat rushed out the shop and called after X. This is her account of the incident:

Nat : Excuse Me! (called after X)

Nat : EXCUSE ME!! (I could hear her shouts from inside the shop)

Nat : Have you paid for the script?

X : Yes

Nat : Show me the receipt. (Knowing full well X didn't pay, Nat didn't bother to be polite)

X : Oh, I haven't paid yet.

Followed Nat back into the store, and paid $20.45. I looked at X. No Sorry, no nothing. As if nothing happened. Damn sure she cameback, we have got her address and details, and footage of the whole thing.

How s**tface can that be?! If she had genuinely forgotten, as with some customers, they apologized profusely. X knew she was busted. She did, in fact, tried to walk off without paying! Medication for her son! And she had the money for it.

Makes me boil. Such lowlife. Be a thief for yourself, but don't be a thief for a child. No excuse for stealing, especially when you had the money for it. I have absolutely no reserves for calling such a person Scum.